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Hiroshi Kamayatsu
Hiroshi Kamayatsu (かまやつひろし, Monsieur Kamayatsu) was a Japanese singer, songwriter, and guitarist, active from the late 1950s until his death in 2017 and best known as a member of The Spiders.
Hitomi (singer)
hitomi (Furuya Hitomi, born 1976), Japanese J-pop singer-songwriter; debuted 1994 produced by Tetsuya Komuro with 'Let's Play Winter'; known for 'CANDY GIRL', 'LOVE 2000' (Sydney Olympics link), and 'SAMURAI DRIVE'; distinct from Hitomi Shimatani, Hitomi Yaida, and Honda Hitomi.
Hitoto Yo
Hitoto Yo (一青窈), born 1976 in Tokyo to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter whose 2004 single Hanamizuki became a widely covered standard.
Hof Dylan
Hof Dylan (ホフディラン) is a Japanese two-piece pop group of Watanabe Baby and Komiyama Yūhi, which debuted in 1996 and is known for the anime tie-up single スマイル.
HONEST BOYZ®
HONEST BOYZ® (オネストボーイズ) is a Japanese hip-hop unit formed in 2016 under LDH, originally a five-man group and now the duo of EXILE NAOTO and SWAY.
Hoshino Gen
Hoshino Gen (星野源), also known as Gen Hoshino, is a Japanese musician, actor, and writer from Saitama whose 2016 single "Koi" topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 year-end chart.
Houkago Tea Time
Houkago Tea Time (放課後ティータイム) is the five-member girl band in the anime K-On!, whose Pony Canyon records became the first anime-character release to top an Oricon chart in 2009.
Hump Back
Hump Back (ハンプバック) is a Japanese all-female three-piece rock band from Osaka, formed in 2009, known for punk rock with warmth and songs about ordinary life.
HUSKING BEE
HUSKING BEE is a Japanese melodic punk band formed in 1994, a leading act of Japan's 1990s punk scene, disbanded in 2005 and reunited in 2012.
Idol pop (music genre)
Idol pop is a style of Japanese popular music organized around performers called idols and their interaction with fans, exemplified by AKB48 and its sister groups.
Inagaki Goro
Inagaki Goro (稲垣吾郎), born 1973, is a Japanese singer and actor best known as a member of the idol group SMAP from 1988 until its 2016 dissolution.
InterFM
InterFM, also known as InterFM897, is an English-language and multilingual FM radio station in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 89.7 MHz from Tokyo Tower since 1996.
Ise Shozo
Ise Shozo (伊勢正三, born 1951) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and guitarist who debuted with Kaguya-hime in 1971, founded Kaze in 1975, and went solo in 1980.
Ito Kashitaro
Ito Kashitaro (伊東歌詞太郎) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who rose from the utaite scene on Nico Nico Douga, made his major debut in 2014, and has over 150 million video views.
J-hip-hop
J-hip-hop, also known as Nihongo rap (日本語ラップ) or J-rap, is the Japanese hip-hop scene, rooted in Tokyo street culture after 1983 and a chart-leading part of Japanese popular music by the 2010s.
J-rock
J-rock (日本のロック) is the umbrella term for rock music made in Japan, a broad industry label spanning pop rock, punk, metal, and alternative scenes rather than one sound.
Japan Gold Disc Award
The Japan Gold Disc Award (日本ゴールドディスク大賞) is an annual Japanese music award, founded in 1987 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and decided by sales.
Japan Gold Disc Awards
The Japan Gold Disc Awards are annual music awards run by Japan's Recording Industry Association of Japan since 1987, judged entirely by sales and streaming data.
Japan Jam
Japan Jam (ジャパンジャム) is a Japanese rock and pop festival held during Golden Week at Chiba City Soga Sports Park in Chiba Prefecture, first held in 2010.
Japan Record Awards (日本レコード大賞)
The Japan Record Awards (日本レコード大賞, Nihon Rekōdo Taishō) are Japan's oldest annual music awards, established in 1959, with the Grand Prize decided live on TBS each December.
Jasmine (musician)
JASMINE (ジャスミン), born 1989 in Tokyo, is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter whose 2009 debut single "sad to say" topped digital charts before her albums GOLD and Complexxx.
Jazztronik
Jazztronik is a free-form Japanese nu-jazz project led by composer, pianist, and DJ Ryota Nozaki, active since 1998, with no fixed members and over 20 albums.
Jesse (Japanese singer)
Jesse (ジェシー, born 1996, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer and actor, lead vocalist of SixTONES (formed 2015, CD debut 2020), known for a low, stable bilingual voice, the solo song Niji, Boku, and dramas including Punch Drunk Woman.
Johnny & Associates (ジャニーズ事務所)
Johnny & Associates (ジャニーズ事務所), founded by Johnny Kitagawa in June 1962, was Japan's largest male-idol talent agency; after 2023 abuse findings it became Smile-Up. with talent management spun off to Starto Entertainment.
Joichiro Fujiwara
Joichiro Fujiwara (藤原丈一郎), born in 1996 in Osaka, is a Japanese singer and actor, the oldest member of the J-pop group Naniwa Danshi, which debuted in 2021.
JP the Wavy
JP the Wavy is a Japanese rapper from Shonan, Kanagawa, who broke out in 2017 when the music video for "Cho Wavy De Gomenne" went viral.
Jun Inoue
Jun Inoue (井上順), born 1947 in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and television personality best known as a vocalist of the group sounds band the Spiders.
Jun Matsumoto (松本 潤)
Jun Matsumoto (松本潤), born 1983 in Tokyo, is a Japanese entertainer and Arashi member who debuted with "A・RA・SHI" in 1999, starred in Hana Yori Dango and the 2023 taiga drama Dou Suru Ieyasu, went independent via MJC Inc. in 2024, and launched MJ's Membership in 2026.
Junior idol
Junior idol (ジュニアアイドル, junia aidoru), also called chidol, is a Japanese idol-culture term for performers under 18 (sometimes 16); coined from Akio Nakamori's 1996 "chidol", reshaped by 1999 law, spanning singing, modelling, and gravure.
Junko Ohashi (大橋純子)
Junko Ohashi was a Japanese singer and city pop icon, known for her powerful, soulful vocals and hits like "Silhouette Romance" and "Tasogare My Love."